Academics
The School of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as a joint degree in ME/MBA (Two Year/Two Master Degree Program). Clarkson has “4+1” articulation agreements with 27 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that enable students to fulfill the foundation requirements as undergraduates and thereby complete their master’s degree requirements in 1 additional year of study. Cross-registration is available with St. Lawerence University, SUNY Potsdam, and SUNY Canton, and foreign exchange is offered in Australia, France, Austria, and Germany. The strongest areas of study are supply chain management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and consulting. The most popular courses are Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Marketing. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including Globalization/Ethics Week and Executive Seminar Series.
Thirty-five total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial Economics
- Decision Analysis
- Management Accounting
- Financial Management
- Information Systems Management
- Production/Operations Management
- Marketing Management
- Leadership and Managerial Skills Development
- Organizational Behavior and Performance Management
- Strategic Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements for up to 9 credit hours by having completed graduate courses at another AACSB institution.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 year; maximum, 2 years.
There are 20 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 90% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 4; average business class size is 32.